Who am I and Why? My story Category
What I Read at my Great-Grandson’s Naming Ceremony almost one year ago
We wish for you to be a person of character strong but not tough, gentle but not weak. We wish for you to be righteous but not self-righteous honest but not unforgiving. Whenever you journey may your steps be firm and may you […]
Speak if Spoken To
Posted on February 6, 2020 Leave a Comment
It seems to me that I’ve been alone all my life. Even when I was surrounded by people I was alone. It was a feeling, I know that. But I also know it interfered with my life. It was not that I didn’t want to or didn’t have anything to say, but there was a […]
Did I Scare You?
Posted on January 28, 2020 Leave a Comment
It came to my attention that some people reading my posts are quite concerned about the effects of PTSD on me. First, let me assure you that my ability to drive was never impaired. It was getting to where I wanted or needed to go. Yes, my mind felt like it was stuck, my body […]
More On PTSD Here is another way PTSD interferes with my life. I get up in the morning and check emails. That goes well until I see that there are three or four offers for help in the direction I need, which is social media. I click on all of them and set up my day. But it’s not that easy. How will I do them all when I have to walk my dog, work on my book, pay the bills, and grocery shop for dinner. Normally this would not be a problem. But as all this goes through my head, my body reacts. My shoulders tighten, my stomach turns over, a headache starts, my breathing quickens, my fingers don’t want to type the right letters, And, I am a mess. I try calming myself in all the ways I know how to do, from slow breathing to stretching exercises. In the end, none of it works. The worst part is that it stays with me for the entire day. It refuses to go away. It continues to wreak havoc with my day and my life. And I am left a dishrag trying to move on with my life until I climb into bed and fall asleep exhausted. The next day I find that all the things I wanted to listen to were forgotten. PTSD wins. Every time.
Posted on January 23, 2020 Leave a Comment
I have PTSD. Help
Posted on January 16, 2020 Leave a Comment
What was the outcome? PTSD from a car incident where the only thing that got hurt was the car? Many years ago it was called shell shock for men and hysteria for women. Can you imagine? Hysteria was the best they could come up with. How does it interfere with my life? PTSD is a […]
Do I Live or Die?
Posted on January 9, 2020 Leave a Comment
I decided to take a longer summer vacation than usual, three whole months away from the tropical rains in Florida that give me horrific headaches. The trip was well-planned. For the first two months, I’d visit my son and his wife at their new home in Hamden, Connecticut, the farthest destination. Then spend one month in a house my brother and his wife rented in […]
Swimming with Stingrays
Posted on December 18, 2019 Leave a Comment
I just got back home from a cruise to celebrate my daughter’s birthday. It’s great to get home and feel relaxed and ready to tackle all the social media. One of the tours they offered was to Grand Cayman where we were invited to swim with the stingrays. At first I looked at where I […]
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